Disability Services

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:25): Supplementary arising from the answer: in your time as minister, how many notifications have you received of a person living with a disability being raped in a state-run disability care facility?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (15:25): I would need to double-check the record. In terms of the process, I have outlined the different steps that are taken. Of course, on the matters in the period prior to the full transition, which was 1 July 2019, the Department of Human Services was still funding a range of non-government services as well.

A lot of these matters clearly need to be investigated. Sometimes people make allegations. They all need to be properly followed up and, if necessary, reports made to the police. In terms of that specific whether, how and what process that transitioned to, I would need to check the records, but I do receive a diverse amount of CCIs from the agencies for which I am responsible.